Lichtinstéin

Irish

Etymology

From German Liechtenstein, from Licht (“light”) + Stein (“stone”), after the name of the ruling dynasty.

Proper noun

Lichtinstéin f (genitive Lichtinstéin)

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Prionsacht Lichtinstéin)

Derived terms

• Lichtinstéanach (“Liechtensteiner”, adjective)
• Lichtinstéanach m (“Liechtensteiner”)

 

Further reading

• “Liechtenstein”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Lichtinstéin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm